27 butter crunch recipes

A wonderful topping for pancakes, waffles, French toast, bagels and English muffins.

A whole banana tucked into a hot dog bun with peanut butter and jelly. This 10-minute no-cook snack is a kid-friendly grab-and-go breakfast or lunchbox win.

This may sound a bit odd, but as they say, don't knock it till you've tried it! Also a great way to get kids who don't like breakfast to eat.

Warm breakfast pita pockets filled with peanut butter, cream cheese, raisins, vanilla, and cinnamon. A sweet, portable morning meal heated in foil. Kid-friendly and ready in 30 minutes.

A warm banana burrito rolled in a flour tortilla with peanut butter, raspberry jam, and coconut. Ready in under 6 minutes, this WW-friendly snack satisfies sweet cravings fast.

Batch-cook and freeze individual hot cereal portions for instant microwave breakfasts. Endless topping options from maple syrup to sautéed apples.

Favorite peanut butter cookies with crushed Rice Chex folded into the dough for unexpected crunch in every bite. The classic crisscross fork-mark cookie with a textural twist.

Oven-baked Chicken Kiev with a garlic-chive butter center, coated in crispy cornflake crumbs and buttermilk. No deep frying needed for that golden crunch.

Yuletide ginger cookies made with oat bran and egg whites instead of butter and whole eggs for a lighter holiday treat. Rolled in festive colored sugar crystals for sparkle and crunch on every bite.

Amaretto pancakes built on a five-ingredient Bisquick batter with milk, eggs, and a splash of almond-scented liqueur. A boozy brunch upgrade with optional sliced almonds folded in.

Savor the delightful combination of savory sausage, creamy cheeses, and fresh scallions in these easy-to-make Cheesy Sausage Muffins using Bisquick biscuit mix. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a quick snack, these bite-sized treats are made with a simple biscuit mix batter and baked to golden perfection. No Bisquick, no problem, making your own biscuit baking mix is easy peasy.

Low-fat ricotta cheesecake with ginger and nutmeg on a Grape Nuts crust, set with agar instead of eggs. A no-bake, lighter cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries.

Brown sugar and cinnamon candied almonds cooked to firm ball stage in cream and butter. Crunchy, sweet, and addictive with just 7 ingredients and 15 minutes of work.

Savory sausage coffee cake with bulk sausage, Swiss and Parmesan, and a biscuit-mix batter. Brunch-friendly square casserole, no sweetness, all savory.

Butterscotch monkey bread: frozen dinner rolls layered with nuts, butterscotch pudding, and cinnamon-sugar butter, left to rise overnight, then baked into a gooey caramel pull-apart. An easy brunch treat.

Baked cheese grits with sharp cheddar, eggs, and butter, cooked on the stovetop then finished in the oven for golden, soufflé-like puffiness. A Southern brunch classic done right.